03/11/2026
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Biologists say a pair of California condor may be incubating an egg in northern California for the first time in more than a century.
Researchers with the Yurok Tribe Northern California Condor Restoration Program say the behavior of a six-year-old breeding pair suggests the birds are tending a new egg. The pair was among the first condors released into the region in 2022 and has since built a nest high in an old-growth redwood tree.
Scientists have not confirmed the presence of the egg because the nest is located in a remote area, but the birds’ incubation behavior indicates a chick could hatch in late March or early April.
The restoration program is a collaboration between the Yurok Tribe, the National Park Service, and several state and federal partners. Condors hold deep cultural significance for the Yurok people.
Once widespread along the West Coast, California condors nearly went extinct due largely to poisoning from lead ammunition. Recovery efforts led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began reintroducing the birds to the wild in the 1990s.
Today, about 350 California condors live in parts of Arizona, Utah, California, Oregon, and Mexico as the long-running recovery program continues.
